Lemon - Coconut Cake
By á-7711
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs [seperated]
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Grease and flour 3 - 9 inch cake pans
- Cream butter until soft add sugar beating well ,add egg yolks one at a time beating well after one .
- Combine flour ,and baking powder and add to butter mixture alternatly with milk starting with flour and ending with flour
- add vanilla
- Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into cake batter .
- Pour into cake pans .
- Bake 350 for 18 to 20 minutes ,cool in pans 10 minutes = spread Lemon filling between layers .
Details
Preparation
Step 1
Lemon filling
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup boiling water
4 egg yolks ,lightly beaten
3 teaspoons graded lemon rind
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons buter
Combine sugar and cornstarch in saucepan ,whisk in 1 cup boiling warwe .
Cook over med. heat whisking constantly about 2 minutes add a little to egg yolks to temper then combine , add lemon juice and rind ,
Cook until mixture thickens about 2 to 3 minutes remove from heat and add butter
Let it cool completely .
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
1/2 cup butter [soften]
1 pkg 8oz. cream cheese
4 cups powdered sugar
5 teaspoons lemon juice
few drops yelow food coloring1
Spread frosting on top and sides of cake , Sprinkle coconut on top and sides of cake .
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